Mount Cardigan
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Mount Cardigan rises to 956 m in New Hampshire. Firescrew stands 934 m to the north-northeast, 0.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Cardigan South Peak, a peak 0.3 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mount Cardigan is a prominent bare-rock summit in the towns of Orange and Alexandria in western New Hampshire, United States. While its peak is only 3,155 feet (962 m) above sea level, it has extensive areas of bare granite ledges and alpine scrub, giving it the feel to hikers of a much higher mountain. Most of the summit area was denuded by devastating forest fires in 1855. The Civilian Conservation Corps helped develop the alpine ski trail network, still used today on the mountain's east side. The mountain is in the 5,655-acre (22.88 km2) Cardigan Mountain State Park. The Cardigan Lodge, operated by the Appalachian Mountain Club since 1934, is located to the east at the foot of the mountain and is often used as a base for day hikes in and around the mountain. Many schools from around New England have overnight field trips to the mountain during the autumn and spring.. The mountain is also a popular destination for Boy Scout troops.
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Wikidata Q6919993, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 956 m
How to reach it
- 15.9 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 10.6 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 13.6 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 16.1 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Post Pond Overlook · 17 mi
- Balch Hill · 18 mi
- Indian Ridge · 19 mi
- Norman Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cardigan South Peak: 0.3 mi
- Firescrew: 0.5 mi
- Cardigan Rimrock: 0.5 mi
- Orange Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Hoyt Hill: 1.8 mi
- Cardigan Reservation: 1.8 mi
- Welton Falls State Forest: 2.2 mi
- Alexandria Town Forest: 3.1 mi
- Forest Legacy Tract: 3.7 mi
- Crowell Woodlands: 5.1 mi
- Williams Field: 4.8 mi
- The Common: 4.8 mi
- Sculptured Rocks Geologic Site: 5.1 mi
- Everett Hobart Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
- Grafton Recreation Field: 6.5 mi
- The Ledges: 6.1 mi
- Slab Wall: 11.1 mi
- Small Wall: 11.1 mi
- Buffalo Pit: 11.1 mi
- 5.8 Crag: 11.1 mi
- Canaan Veterans' Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Former Remick Place: 7.4 mi
- Former Hall Place: 8.0 mi
- The Bill Farm: 11.7 mi
- The Frost House: 13.5 mi
- Canaan Street Lake Beach: 6.5 mi
- Goose Pond Dam Beach: 9.1 mi
- Avery-Crouse Beach: 9.1 mi
- Goose Pond Park Beach: 10.2 mi
- Shakoma Beach: 12.2 mi
- Local Boyscout Harold A. Webster Jr.: 13.5 mi
- The Wrecker: 17.1 mi
- Feral Seed: 18.9 mi
- Robert Frost: 18.9 mi
- Perdido: 18.9 mi
- Canaan Historical Museum: 6.5 mi
- Shaker Museum: 11.8 mi
- Museum of the White Mountains: 13.4 mi
- Whipple House: 14.4 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 15.0 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 0.9 mi
- Welton Falls: 2.5 mi
- Sculptured Rocks: 5.0 mi
- Profile Falls: 10.6 mi
- Big Dog Falls: 11.7 mi
- Cardigan Mountain State Park: 1.1 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 17.5 mi
- Tipping Rock: 17.7 mi
- Redstone Rocket: 19.1 mi
- Lyman Point: 20.1 mi
- Hippy Hill: 9.0 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Area 1: 20.4 mi
- Area 2: 20.6 mi
- Campton Day Use Area: 21.0 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 15.3 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 19.5 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 19.6 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 21.1 mi
- Willard Twin Covered Bridge: 22.1 mi
- Peace Garden: 13.6 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 16.7 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 16.8 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 18.9 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 15.7 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 21.8 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 24.5 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 9.0 mi
- Crystal Spring: 13.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Mount Cardigan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firescrew | NNE 25° | 934 m | 0.5 mi |
| Cardigan South Peak | S 175° | 865 m | 0.3 mi |
| Cardigan Rimrock | SSW 202° | 851 m | 0.5 mi |
| Orange Mountain | S 170° | 782 m | 1.2 mi |
| Crane Mountain | SSE 161° | 727 m | 2.0 mi |
| Mowglis Mountain | NE 35° | 720 m | 2.1 mi |
| Mount Tug | NW 322° | 713 m | 3.0 mi |
| Thompson Hill | NNW 331° | 709 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:22 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:27 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 29 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 67 | 66 | 58 | 45 | 35 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grafton, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 865998 — Mount Cardigan, Grafton County, New Hampshire.
OpenStreetMap element node/357718820
Day trips start here
- Orange · 3 mi
- Ashland · 14 mi
- Wentworth · 15 mi
- Dartmouth Lake Sunapee · 16 mi
- Lebanon · 17 mi
- New London · 17 mi
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